The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 2085
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
3:22 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2005
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.67° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.84° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.